(Soundtrack) Top Cat's Rabbit Hole Universe - Malstrom Synth

[Benedict]

Hi All

I have found myself making a lot of single-synth tracks lately, mostly for synth Betas and Song Comps. It struck me that could be as good an album theme as any. I rarely dig out Mal as for some reason I don't think I like him which is silly as in reality he is a super cool synth with a unique set of abilities and sound.

Here is a track that is hot off the renderer and 100% Maelstrom (except drums from Kong as I wanted that pseudo-real modelled sound). With the last week or so I guess you can work out what the title means.

[Aggie]

Hi Benedict,

I like the underlying theme and it flows nicely - almost like a progressive synth track undulating and moving from piece to piece. Is it a compilation piece or is the intention to change up / change down as it moves along?

aggie

[Benedict]

Thanks Aggie

It is a simple piece in many ways. Written in half a day. Compositionally I was probably thinking of advice from my theory teacher about variation and tying the parts together. It was a case of building from that first two note pattern by adding lines till I had a three part "orchestration" which you hear at 1:33. The rest is made from recycling (variations) and swapping instrumentation to show off the sounds and parts. I guess you are right and it does undulate, and that may well be a result of listening to a lot of Prog.

[yeahright31]

Nice tune, even i'm guilty of not giving much attention to that green monsta Mal the green old pal.


A friend who is 22 was asking the other day what cartoons did I enjoy watching when younger?
His was Looneytunes and Simpsons, Family Guy

Mine a mix of TopCat, Ren & Stimpy and TaleSpin / Duck Tales , Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, Transformers. Then I was like what about Bevis and Butthead? He was like what's that? So I showed him a few episodes and he said I have good taste. Haha.
I'm just a child at heart because I love all this still and watch Anime sometimes.

Mate was saying nothing wrong with that as he reads Comic books and watches cartoons sometimes.

[Benedict]

Thanks

My brother had a Top Cat book. I used to read it just to see the line "What luck, a truck". A better line has never been written

[raymondh]

Very cool Benedict.

This track, like your others, comes across to me as a celebration of synthesizers. You mix nice arrangements with very clever and integrated sound design.

[Benedict]

Very cool Benedict.

This track, like your others, comes across to me as a celebration of synthesizers. You mix nice arrangements with very clever and integrated sound design.

That sounds exactly like me.

[frog974new]

pretty cool
you've really a touch for Pads and Nappe design
really like your work each time for evolving sounds with those moods